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Promising results have been found from trialling the effects of the Hamlet substance on bladder cancer patients: PA

The life-nurturing health benefits of breast milk are often attested. But the new discovery of the effects of a compound found in breast milk, nicknamed Hamlet, could mean a more effective and targeted way to kill cancerous tumour cells.

Swedish researchers from the University of Lund have found promising results from researching the effects of the Hamlet substance on bladder cancer patients.

In the early trials with bladder cancer patients, those injected with the compound began to shed dead tumour cells through their urine within days.

The breast milk compound targets cancer cells alone, offering an alternative to chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments that damage both healthy and cancerous cells in the body.

The scientists suggest the breast milk compound could also help bowel and cervical cancer patients. A trial of the Hamlet substance against a placebo is currently being planned to test the promising benefits of this life-giving compound.